Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - From newyorker.com: Terrorism in Charleston

One could also show that confederate flag flying tea partiers are
themselves terrorists by their own definition.

On 6/22/15, 6:25 PM, "kenneth harrow" <harrow@msu.edu> wrote:

>this article really does make my point about the rhetorical heft of the
>term "terrorism." it grounds its defn and justification in the patriot
>act.
>"patriot act," "homeland security," "war on terrorism,"... us, the
>normal people and victims; them the madmen and fanatics.
>i think if i were living in africa, not assaulted by this language so
>frequently, i might not be as sensitive to its import. but i live in a
>country where tea-party extremists have a voice and are taken seriously.
>they are the ones who deploy the rhetoric of the war on terrorism to
>justify war and conquest and american might and extrajudicial killings
>constantly. i--we--do not need their rhetoric to give voice to our
>indignation and horror at violent acts directed against black people or
>anyone else.
>in fact, i am in france right now, and have read about the far-right
>party in denmark now becoming the power player. our times have seen the
>far right gain in most european countries. politics matter to us all.
>and the ones most likely to be victimized by these rising rightwing
>xenophobic parties are going to be africans and arabs.
>ken
>
>On 6/22/15 11:50 PM, bjadekeye via USA Africa Dialogue Series wrote:
>> Terrorism in Charleston
>> http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/06/29/terrorism-in-charleston
>> Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile.
>>
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